Lake Washington High School (LWHS) is one of approximately 1,500 schools worldwide to implement the AP Capstone™ diploma program―an innovative program that allows students to develop skills that matter most for college success, such as research, collaboration, and communication.

If you live in Lake Washington School District (LWSD) and your child will be five years old on or before August 31, 2018, it is time to register them for Kindergarten. Registration takes place at your neighborhood school.

LWSD holds an open enrollment period once each year for parents who want their children to attend a school other than their neighborhood school. Parents may apply between February 1-28 for a change to the school assignment for the 2018-19 school year for students in grades 1-12.

For the fourth year in a row, the College Board named Lake Washington School District (LWSD) to its Annual AP District Honor Roll. LWSD is one of only 431 public school districts in the nation and one of eight in Washington to be honored.

Conflicting Obligations to Disabled Persons

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District policy to address conflicting obligations to disabled persons under Section 504/Title II and III of the ADA

In the event that the disability-related needs of, and the district’s obligations toward, two or more disabled persons conflict, the district will take prompt steps to ensure that no qualified individual with a disability is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination in any district program or activity. While prompt steps are being taken to resolve the conflict, the district must ensure that qualified disabled persons are not, on the basis of disability, denied access to programs, services, and activities of the district.

Because the conflict may come up in a variety of situations and to ensure that the resolution of the conflict does not result in unlawful discrimination, this procedure should be read in conjunction with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and their implementing regulations, and other policies and procedures of the district that apply to disabled persons. The other policies or procedures may include, but are not limited to, the district’s policies and procedures relating to:

Prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of disability;

Providing accommodations to disabled employees:

Provision of a free appropriate public education for disabled students;

Access or modification requests by parents and members of the public; and

Service animals

In order to provide services or accommodations to two or more disabled persons whose disability-related needs conflict, the district may assign disabled persons to different locations, facilities or classes so long as such assignments do not result in unlawful discrimination. For example, a disabled employee should not be demoted in order to resolve a conflict, and disabled students should not be inappropriately placed.

In more complex situations where locations, facilities or classes are limited or when assignments raise concerns of potential discrimination, the district may need to make additional individual inquiries into the disability-related needs of the disabled persons. In such situations, the district will apply reasonable judgment that relies on current medical knowledge or on the best available objective evidence to assess the conflict to determine: (1) the nature, duration, and severity of the risk(s); (2) the probability that potential injury will actually occur; and (3) what reasonable modifications of policies, practices, or procedures or the provision of auxiliary aids or services will mitigate the risk.

The district’s inquiry should be conducted in accordance with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other applicable laws. If the disabled persons are students and/or employees, such inquiries will be conducted in accordance with the district’s evaluation and placement procedures for disabled students and accommodation procedures for employees, respectively. With respect to service animals, if the disabled person is a parent or member of the public, the district may not inquire about the nature or extent of the person's disability, and may only ask: (1) whether the animal is required because of a disability and (2) what task or work the service animal has been trained to do.

In extremely rare circumstances, after an individualized assessment of the needs of the disabled persons, the district may determine that the conflict presents a “direct threat” to the health or safety of one or more parties that cannot be eliminated by a modification of policies, practices, or procedures, or by the provision of auxiliary aids or services. In such cases, district staff will consult with appropriate administrators to confirm that a “direct threat” exists and determine the best course of action.

Statements about the district's legal role in providing public education and the underlying principles on which the district operates. The policies here provide a setting for all of the school board's other policies.

Policies about the school district management, the administrative structure and school building and department administration. Here, you will find the personnel policies that pertain to one the superintendent. See the Personnel section below for all other personnel policies.

Policies in this section govern non-instructional services and programs, including business management, such as safety, buildings and their management (not construction), transportation and food services.

The personnel policies are divided in three main subdivisions: topics that pertain to all employees; policies that pertain to professional personnel, including administrators, who must hold educational certification by the state to serve in their positions; and policies pertaining to all other personnel.

Policies concerning students are found here: admissions, attendance, rights and responsibilities, conduct, discipline and health and welfare services. Policies pertaining to the curriculum, instruction of students, and extracurricular programs are in the Instruction section.

This section governs the district's relationship with other education agencies: other school districts, regional or service districts, private schools, colleges and universities, educational research organizations and state and national education agencies.

The Lake Washington School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender, marital status, creed, religion, honorably discharged veteran, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Complete policy statement